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Talal Itani· published 2012
When Saul set out with the troops, he said, "God will be testing you with a river. Whoever drinks from it does not belong with me. But whoever does not drink from it, does belong with me, except for whoever scoops up a little with his hand." But they drank from it, except for a few of them. Then, when he crossed it, he and those who believed with him, they said, "We have no strength to face Goliath and his troopstoday." But those who knew that they would meet God said, "How many a small group has defeated a largegroup by God's will. God is with the steadfast."
Translation Talal Itani, ClearQuran·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1875–1936 · published 1930
And when Saul set out with the army, he said: Lo! Allah will try you by (the ordeal of) a river. Whosoever therefore drinketh thereof he is not of me, and whosoever tasteth it not he is of me, save him who taketh (thereof) in the hollow of his hand. But they drank thereof, all save a few of them. And after he had crossed (the river), he and those who believed with him, they said: We have no power this day against Goliath and his hosts. But those who knew that they would meet Allahexclaimed: How many a little company hath overcome a mighty host by Allah'sleave! Allah is with the steadfast
Sources
Translation Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran·Public domain — copyright term expired
Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran·1930 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work
·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
Edward Henry Palmer1840–1882 · published 1880
And when Talut set out with his soldiery, he said, 'God will try you with a river, and he who drinks therefrom, he is not of mine; but whoso tastes it not, he is of mine, save he who laps it lapping with his hand.' And they drank from it save a few of them, and when he crossed it, he and those who believed with him, they said, 'We have no power this day against Galut and his soldiery,' those who thought that they should meet their Lord said, 'How many a small division of men have conquered a numerous division, by the permission of God, for God is with the patient
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Translation Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
And when Saul marchedforth with his forces, he said, "God will test you by a river: He who drinketh of it shall not be of my band; but he who shall not taste it, drinking a drink out of the hand excepted, shall be of my band." And, except a few of them, they drank of it. And when they had passed it, he and those who believed with him, the former said, "We have no strength this day against (Djalout) Goliath and his forces:" But they who held it as certain that they must meet God, said, "How oft, by God's will, hath a small host vanquished a numerous host! and God is with the steadfastlyenduring
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Translation John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
And when Jalutdeparted with his soldiers, he said, verily God will prove you by the river: For he who drinketh thereof, shall not be on my side -- but he who shall not taste thereof he shall be on my side -- except he who drinketh a draught out of his hand. And they drank thereof, except a few of them. And when they had passed the river, he and those who believed with him, they said, we have no strength to day, against Jalut and his forces. But they who considered that they should meet God at the resurrection, said, how often hath a small army discomfited a great army, by the will of God? And God is with those who patientlypersevere
Sources
Translation George Sale, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
George Sale, English translation of the Qur'an·1734 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work
·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
Other languages (18)Shqip · Albanian
Kur doli Taluti me ushtrinë e tij (nga qyteti), u tha atyre: "Allahu do t'ju provojë me një lumë. Ai që pi prej tij, nuk është me mua[23], kurse ai që nuk pi fare ose pi vetëm një grusht, është me mua. Të gjithë pinë, përveç një pakice. Kur ai me besimtarët e kaluan atë, disa thanë: "Ne sot nuk kemi fuqi kundër Xhalutit dhe ushtrisë së tij." Mirëpo, ata që ishin të bindur se do të takoheshin me Allahun, thanë: "Sa e sa grupe të vogla (besimtarësh) kanë mposhtur grupe të mëdha (jobesimtarësh) me lejen e Allahut! Allahu është me durimtarët."
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বাংলা · Bengali
তারপর তালূত যখন সেনাবাহিনীসহ বের হল তখন সে বলল, ‘আল্লাহ এক নদীর দ্বারা তোমাদের পরীক্ষা করবেন।(৭১) যে তা থেকে পানি পান করবে , সে আমাদের দলভুক্ত নয়; আর যে তার স্বাদ গ্রহণ করবে না সে আমার দলভুক্ত। তবে যে ব্যক্তি তার হাতে এক অঞ্জলি পরিমাণ পানি গ্রহণ করবে তার কথা ভিন্ন।’ অতঃপর অল্প সংখ্যক ছাড়া তারা তা থেকে পানি পান করল। সে এবং তার সঙ্গী ঈমানদারগণ যখন তা অতিক্রম করল, তখন তারা বলল: ‘জালূত ও তার সেনাবাহিনীর বিরুদ্ধে যুদ্ধ করার মতো শক্তি আজ আমাদের নেই। কিন্তু যাদের দৃঢ় বিশ্বাস ছিল যে, আল্লাহর সাথে তাদের সাক্ষাৎ হবে, তারা বলল: ‘ আল্লাহর হুকুমে কত ক্ষুদ্র দল কত বৃহৎ দলকে পরাজিত করেছে!’ আর আল্লাহ ধৈর্যশীলদের সাথেই রয়েছেন।
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Bosanski · Bosnian
I kad Talut izađe s vojskom, reče: "Allah će vas sigurno staviti na kušnju jednom rijekom, pa ko se napije iz nje, nije moj, a ko se ne napije, on je moj, izuzev ako šakom zahvati gutljaj!" I oni se, osim nekolicine, napiše, a kad je oni koji su s njim vjerovali prijeđoše, neki rekoše: "Mi danas ne možemo izaći nakraj s Džalutom i vojskom njegovom." Oni koji su čvrsto vjerovali da će susresti Allaha, rekoše: "Koliko su puta malobrojne grupe savladale grupe mnogobrojne Allahovom dozvolom." A Allah je sa strpljivima.
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Hrvatski · Croatian
I kad Talut izađe s vojskom, reče: "Allah će vas sigurno staviti na kušnju jednom rijekom, pa tko se napije iz nje, nije moj, a tko se ne napije, on je moj, izuzev ako šakom zahvati gutljaj!" I oni se, osim nekolicine, napiše, a kad je oni koji su s njim vjerovali prijeđoše, neki rekoše: "Mi danas ne možemo izaći nakraj s Golijatom i vojskom njegovom." Oni koji su čvrsto vjerovali da će susresti Allaha, rekoše: "Koliko su puta malobrojne grupe savladale grupe mnogobrojne Allahovom dozvolom." A Allah je sa strpljivima.
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Fulfulde · Fulani
Nde Taaluuta yaltidunoo e konu ngun, o maaki: "Alla no Jarribora on caangol: kala yarɗo e maggol o jeyaaka e am, kala mo meɗaali ngol ko on ɗon jeyaa e am, si wanaa on ñeɗirɗo junngo mun ñeɗannde". Ɓe yari e caangol ngol si wanaa seeɗaaɓe e maɓɓe. Nde o lummbunoo ngol, kaŋko e ɓen gomɗimɓe wonduɓe e makko, ɓen mbi'i: "Feere alanaa en e Jaaluuta e konu mun ngun". Ɓen fellituɓe hawray e Alla ɓen mbi'i: "Heewii ka fedde tokosere fooliri fedde ɗuuɗunde, duŋayee Alla". Pellet Alla No wondi e muññiiɓe ɓen.
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ქართული · Georgian
და როდესაც ტალუთი გამოვიდა ჯარით (მტრებთან საბრძოლველად), მან თქვა: «უეჭველად, ალლაჰი გამოგცდით მდინარით, რათა გამოარჩიოს ჭეშმარიტი მორწმუნე თვალთმაქცისგან. ვინც დალევს მისგან, ის ჩემთან არ იქნება; ხოლო ვინც არ გასინჯავს მას, ის ჩემთან იქნება, გარდა იმისა, ვინც ხელით მხოლოდ ერთ მუჭას ამოიღებს (ნებადართული იყო ცოტაოდენი წყლის დალევა)». მაგრამ მათგან უმეტესობამ დალია მისგან, გარდა მცირე ნაწილისა. როცა ტალუთმა და მასთან ერთად მორწმუნეებმა[1] გადალახეს იგი, ზოგიერთმა მათგანმა თქვეს: «ჩვენ არ გვაქვს ძალა ჯალუთისა და მისი ჯარის წინააღმდეგ». ხოლო მათ, ვინც დარწმუნებული იყვნენ, რომ შეხვდებოდნენ ალლაჰს, უთხრეს (თავიანთ მორწმუნე ძმებს): «რამდენჯერ მცირე რაზმმა დაამარცხა მრავალრიცხოვანი რაზმი ალლაჰის ნებართვით!» და ალლაჰი მოთმინეთთანაა.
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Deutsch · German
Als dann Talut mit den Heerscharen ausrückte, sagte er: „Wahrlich, Allah wird euch mit einem Fluss prüfen. Wer nun davon trinkt, gehört nicht zu mir. Und wer nicht davon kostet, der gehört zu mir, außer demjenigen, der (nur) eine Handvoll schöpft.“ Da tranken sie davon - bis auf wenige von ihnen. Als dann er und diejenigen, die mit ihm glaubten, ihn überschritten hatten, sagten sie: „Wir haben heute keine Kraft gegen Jalut und seine Heerscharen.“ Diejenigen aber, die glaubten (und wussten), dass sie Allah begegnen werden, sagten: „Wie hat so manch geringe Schar schon mit Allahs Erlaubnis eine große Schar besiegt! Und Allah ist mit den Geduldigen.“
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Ελληνικά · Greek
Και όταν ο Ταλούτ (Σαούλ) βγήκε μαζί με τους στρατιώτες (για τον πόλεμο), είπε: «Πράγματι, ο Αλλάχ θα σας δοκιμάσει με ένα ποτάμι. Έτσι, όποιος πίνει απ' αυτό δεν είναι απ' εμένα (από τους ακόλουθούς μου ούτε είναι κατάλληλος για να με συνοδεύσει), και όποιος δεν το γευτεί είναι όντως απ' εμένα, εκτός απ' εκείνον που (αναγκάζεται και) παίρνει μια χούφτα (νερό) με το χέρι του (γι’ αυτόν δεν υπάρχει κάτι το μεμπτό).» Αλλά ήπιαν απ' αυτό, εκτός από λίγους απ' αυτούς. Και όταν το διέσχισε (το ποτάμι) μαζί μ' εκείνους που πίστευαν (οι οποίοι ήταν λίγοι, κάποιοι απ' αυτούς, αφού είδαν πόσο μεγάλο στρατό έχει ο εχθρός τους), είπαν: «Δεν έχουμε καμία δύναμη σήμερα ενάντια του Τζαλούτ (Γολιάθ) και των στρατιωτών του.» Αλλά εκείνοι που γνώριζαν με βεβαιότητα ότι θα συναντούσαν τον Αλλάχ (κατά την Ημέρα της Κρίσεως) είπαν: «Πόσες φορές μια μικρή ομάδα (πιστών) είχε υπερνικήσει μια μεγάλη (πανίσχυρη) ομάδα (άπιστων) με την άδεια του Αλλάχ;» Και ο Αλλάχ είναι με τους υπομονετικούς.
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हिन्दी · Hindi
फिर जब तालूत सेनाएँ लेकर चला, तो उसने कहा : निःसंदेह अल्लाह एक नहर द्वारा तुम्हारी परीक्षा लेने वाला है। अतः जिसने उसमें से पिया, तो वह मुझमें से नहीं है और जिसने उसे नहीं चखा, तो निःसंदेह वह मुझमें से है। परंतु जो अपने हाथ से एक चुल्लू भर पानी ले ले (तो कोई बात नहीं)। तो उनमें से थोड़े लोगों के सिवा सबने उसमें से पी लिया। फिर जब वह (तालूत) और उसके साथ ईमान वाले नहर पार कर गए, तो उन्होंने कहा : आज हमारे पास जालूत और उसकी सेनाओं से लड़ने की कोई शक्ति नहीं है। (परंतु) जो लोग समझते थे कि निश्चय वे अल्लाह से मिलने वाले हैं, उन्होंने कहा : कितने ही थोड़े समूह, अल्लाह की अनुमति से, बड़े समूहों पर विजय प्राप्त कर चुके हैं और अल्लाह सब्र करने वालों के साथ है।
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Italiano · Italian
E quando Tālūt partì con le sue truppe, disse: «In verità Allāh vi metterà alla prova con un fiume: chi vi berrà non sarà dei miei, ma chi non ne berrà è dei miei, tranne chi ne prenderà dal palmo della mano”. Bevvero tutti, tranne pochi di loro. Così, quando lui superò il fiume con quelli che gli avevano creduto, dissero: «Oggi non siamo in grado di affrontare Jēlūt e le sue truppe!» Dissero quelli che credevano di incontrare Allāh: «Quanti piccoli gruppi hanno vinto un gruppo numerosissimo, col volere Allāh?» E Allāh è con i pazienti.
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Lietuvių · Lithuanian
249. Ir kai Talūtas (Saulius) išsirikiavo su armija, tarė: „Iš tiesų, Allahas išbandys jus upe. Taigi kas gers iš jos, tas nėra su manimi, o kas neragaus jos – tas su manimi, išskyrus tą, kuris gers iš saujos.“ Tačiau jie gėrė iš jos, išskyrus kelis iš jų. Taigi, kai jis ir tie, kurie tikėjo, perėjo ją (upę), jie tarė: „Mes neturime galios šią dieną prieš Džalūtą (Galiotą) ir jo kariuomenę.“ Tačiau tie, kurie buvo tikri, kad jie sutiks Allahą, sakė: „Kaip dažnai maža grupė Allaho Leidimu nugali galingą grupę?“ Ir Allahas yra su As-Sabirūn (kantriaisiais).
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Afaan Oromoo · Oromo
Xaaluut yeroma waraana (isaa) tiin achi bahe ni jedhe: "Dhugumatti, Rabbiin laga wahiitiin isin mokkoraadha. namni isa irraa dhuge anarraayii miti, Namni isa hin dhandhamin immoo anarraayy, Nama harka isaatiin hammaarrii tokkittii hammaarrate malee. isa irraa dhugan nama Muraasa isaan irraa ta'e malee. Yeroma isaafii warri isaa wwajjin amanan isa qaxxaamuran, (warri dhugan) ni jedhan: "Har'a Jaaluutiifi waraana isaa irratti dandeettiin nuuf hin jiru. " Warri Rabbiin wal qunnamoo ta'uu isaanii dhugoomsan ni jedhan: "Garee muraasa heddutu hayyama Rabbiitiin garee baay’ee injifate." Rabbiin warra obsan wajjin jira.
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Русский · Russian
А когда Талут выступил с войсками, он сказал: «Воистину, Аллах испытывает вас рекой. Кто напьётся из неё, тот не со мной, а кто не вкусит из неё, тот, воистину, со мной, кроме того, кто зачерпнёт лишь пригоршню рукой». Но они испили из неё, кроме немногих из них. Когда же он перешёл её и [также] те, которые уверовали с ним, [некоторые] сказали: «Сегодня у нас нет сил против Джалута и его войска!» Но те, которые полагали, что они встретят Аллаха, сказали: «Как часто малочисленные отряды побеждали многочисленные войска с дозволения Аллаха. Аллах — с терпеливыми».
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Српски · Serbian
И кад Саул изађе с војском, рече: "Аллах ће сигурно да вас стави на искушење једном реком, па ко се напије из ње, није мој, а ко се не напије, он је мој, изузев ако шаком захвати гутљај!" И они се, осим неколицине, напише, а кад је они који су с њим веровали пређоше, неки рекоше: "Ми данас не можемо изаћи на крај с Голијатом и војском његовом." Они који су чврсто веровали да ће сусрести Аллаха, рекоше: "Колико су пута малобројне чете савладале многобројне чете Аллаховом дозволом." А Аллах је са стрпљивима.
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Kiswahili · Swahili
Basi Taluti alipoondoka na majeshi, alisema: Hakika, Mwenyezi Mungu atawajaribu kwa mto. Hivyo basi, atakayekunywa humo, si pamoja nami. Na yule asiyeyaonja, basi huyo atakuwa pamoja nami; ila atakayeteka humo kiasi cha kitanga cha mkono wake. Lakini walikunywa humo isipokuwa wachache tu miongoni mwao. Na alipovuka mto yeye na wale walioamini pamoja naye, walisema: Leo hatumwezi Jaluti (Goliati) na majeshi yake. Wakasema wale wenye yakini ya kukutana na Mwenyezi Mungu: Ni makundi mangapi madogo yalishinda makundi makubwa kwa idhini ya Mwenyezi Mungu? Na Mwenyezi Mungu yu pamoja na wenye kusubiri.
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Svenska · Swedish
När Saul drog ut med sina soldater sa han: ”Gud kommer att pröva er med en flod. Den som dricker ur den räknas inte som en av mina följare; och den som inte dricker ur den räknas som en av mina följare, liksom den som [känner sig nödgad] att ta en skopa med handen.” Men de drack allesamman ur den, utom ett fåtal. När han och de troende som var med honom hade korsat den sa de: ”I dag har vi ingen kraft mot Goliat och hans soldater.” De som däremot var övertygade om att de skulle möta Gud [i det kommande livet] sa: ”Hur ofta har inte en liten skara lyckats besegra en stor, med Guds vilja? Ja, Gud är med de tålmodiga.”
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Türkçe · Turkish
Tâlût, ordusuyla birlikte ayrıldığında: "Allah, sizi bir ırmakla imtihan edecektir. Kim sudan içerse benden değildir, sadece eliyle bir avuç almasından başka ondan tatmayan bendendir." dedi. Onlardan pek azı hariç o sudan içtiler. Nihayet Tâlût ve kendisiyle beraber iman edenler ırmağı geçince, ötekiler: "Bugün Câlût’a ve onun ordusuna karşı koyacak gücümüz yok." dediler. Rablerine kavuşacaklarını düşünenler ise: "Nice sayıca az topluluklar, Allah’ın izni ile sayıca çok olan toplulukları yenmişlerdir. Allah sabredenlerle beraberdir." dediler.
Translated by the team of the Rowwad Translation Center, in cooperation with the Rabwah Dawah Association, the Islamic Content Service Association in Languages, and the IslamHouse.com website.
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اردو · Urdu
جب (حضرت) طالوت لشکروں کو لے کر نکلے تو کہا سنو اللہ تعالیٰ تمہیں ایک نہر[1] سے آزمانے واﻻہے، جس نے اس میں سے پانی پی لیا وه میرا نہیں اور جو اسے نہ چکھے وه میرا ہے، ہاں یہ اور بات ہے کہ اپنے ہاتھ سے ایک چلو بھرلے۔ لیکن سوائے چند کے باقی سب نے وه پانی پی لیا[2] (حضرت) طالوت مومنین سمیت جب نہر سے گزر گئے تو وه لوگ کہنے لگے آج تو ہم میں طاقت نہیں کہ جالوت اور اس کے لشکروں سے لڑیں[3]۔ لیکن اللہ تعالیٰ کی ملاقات پر یقین رکھنے والوں نے کہا، بسا اوقات چھوٹی اور تھوڑی سی جماعتیں بڑی اور بہت سی جماعتوں پر اللہ کے حکم سے غلبہ پالیتی ہیں، اللہ تعالیٰ صبر والوں کے ساتھ ہے۔
Translated by Muhammad Ibrahim Junagarhi, developed under the supervision of the Rowwad Translation Center. The original translation is available for the purpose of expressing opinion, evaluation, and continuous development.
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Talal Itani2012 Their prophet said to them, "God has appointed Saul to be your king." They said, "How can he have authority over us, when we are more worthy of authority than he, and he was not given plenty of wealth?" He said, "God has chosen him over you, and has increased him in knowledge and stature." God bestows His sovereignty upon whomever He wills. God is Embracing and Knowing.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 Their Prophet said unto them: Lo! Allah hath raised up Saul to be a king for you. They said: How can he have kingdom over us when we are more deserving of the kingdom than he is, since he hath not been given wealth enough? He said: Lo! Allah hath chosen him above you, and hath increased him abundantly in wisdom and stature. Allah bestoweth His Sovereignty on whom He will. Allah is All-Embracing, All-Knowing
Edward Henry Palmer1880 Then their prophet said to them, 'Verily, God has raised up for you Talut as a king;' they said, 'How can the kingdom be his over us; we have more right to the kingdom than he, for he has not an amplitude of wealth?' He said, 'Verily, God has chosen him over you, and has provided him with an extent of knowledge and of form. God gives the kingdom unto whom He will; God comprehends and knows
John Medows Rodwell1861 And their prophet said to them, "Now hath God set (Talout) Saul king over you." They said, "How shall he reign over us, when we are more worthy of the kingdom than he, and of wealth he hath no abundance?" He said, "Verily God hath chosen him to be over you, and hath given him increase in knowledge and stature; God giveth his kingdom to whom he pleaseth; and God is Liberal, Knowing
George Sale1734 And their prophet said unto them, verily God hath set Jalut, king over you: They answered, how shall he reign over us, seeing we are more worthy of the kingdom than he, neither is he possessed of great riches? Samual said, verily God hath chosen him before you, and hath caused him to increase in knowledge and stature, for God giveth his kingdom unto whom he pleaseth; God is bounteous and wise
Talal Itani2012 And their prophet said to them, "The proof of his kingship is that the Ark will be restored to you, bringing tranquility from your Lord, and relics left by the family of Moses and the family of Aaron. It will be carried by the angels. In that is a sign for you, if you are believers."
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 And their Prophet said unto them: Lo! the token of his kingdom is that there shall come unto you the ark wherein is peace of reassurance from your Lord, and a remnant of that which the house of Moses and the house of Aaron left behind, the angels bearing it. Lo! herein shall be a token for you if (in truth) ye are believers
Edward Henry Palmer1880 Then said to them their prophet, 'The sign of his kingdom is that there shall come to you the ark with the shechina in it from your Lord, and the relics of what the family of Moses and the family of Aaron left; the angels shall bear it.' In that is surely a sign to you if ye believe
John Medows Rodwell1861 And their prophet said to them, "Verily, the sign of his kingship shall be that the Ark shall come to you: in it is a pledge of security from your Lord and the relics left by the family of Moses, and the family of Aaron; the angels shall bear it: Truly herein shall be a sign indeed to you if ye are believers
George Sale1734 And their prophet said unto them, verily the sign of his kingdom shall be, that the ark shall come unto you; Therein shall be tranquility from your Lord, and the relics which have been left by the family of Moses, and the family of Aaron; the angels shall bring it. Verily this shall be a sign unto you, if ye believe
Talal Itani2012 And when they confronted Goliath and his troops, they said, "Our Lord, pour down patience on us, and strengthen our foothold, and support us against the faithless people."
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 And when they went into the field against Goliath and his hosts they said: Our Lord! Bestow on us endurance, make our foothold sure, and give us help against the disbelieving folk
Edward Henry Palmer1880 And when they went out against a Galut and his soldiery, they said, 'Lord, pour out patience over us, and make firm our steps, and help us against the misbelieving people
John Medows Rodwell1861 And when they went forth against Goliath and his forces, they said, "O our Lord! pour out steadfastness upon us, and set our feet firm, and help us against the infidels
George Sale1734 And when they went forth to battle against Jalut and his forces, they said, O Lord, pour on us patience, and confirm our feet, and help us against the unbelieving people
Talal Itani2012 And they defeated them by God's leave, and David killed Goliath, and God gave him sovereignty and wisdom, and taught him as He willed. Were it not for God restraining the people, some by means of others, the earth would have gone to ruin. But God is gracious towards mankind.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 So they routed them by Allah's leave and David slew Goliath; and Allah gave him the kingdom and wisdom, and taught him of that which He willeth. And if Allah had not repelled some men by others the earth would have been corrupted. But Allah is a Lord of Kindness to (His) creatures
Edward Henry Palmer1880 And they put them to flight by the permission of God, and David killed Galut, and God gave him the kingdom and wisdom, and taught him of what He willed. And were it not for God's repelling men one with another the earth would become spoiled; but God is Lord of grace over the worlds
John Medows Rodwell1861 And by the will of God they routed them; and (Daood) David slew Goliath; and God gave him the kingship and wisdom, and taught him according to His will: and were it not for the restraint of one by means of the other, imposed on men by God, verily the earth had been utterly corrupted. But God is bounteous to his creatures
George Sale1734 Therefore they discomfited them, by the will of God, and David slew Jalut. And God gave him the kingdom and wisdom, and taught him his will, and if God had not prevented men, the one by the other, verily the earth had been corrupted: But God is beneficent towards his creatures
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Derived measure: mean pairwise Jaccard distance over the
lowercased word sets of the 5 renderings above —
0.59 on a scale
where 0 means identical wording and 1 means no shared words. It is
computed, not judged.
The page says a verse is worded differently only above the cut below. The cut is a stated convention, not a property of the text, and it can be changed.
The cut
0.644
Share of measured verses above it
33%
Verses above it
2,079
Verses measured
6,236
Edward Henry Palmer · George Sale0.64
Edward Henry Palmer · John Medows Rodwell0.64
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · George Sale0.62
Edward Henry Palmer · Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall0.60
Talal Itani · Edward Henry Palmer0.60
Talal Itani · George Sale0.60
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · John Medows Rodwell0.59
Talal Itani · John Medows Rodwell0.57
Talal Itani · Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall0.56
John Medows Rodwell · George Sale0.49
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Method Wording differences — derived 13 September 2026
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Source Tanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) · Uthmani, Version 1.1
Hafs/Kufan verse numbering, 6236 ayahs. The bismillah is delivered as a separate `bismillah` attribute on ayah 1 and is NOT fused into the ayah text. 112 surahs carry one: every surah except al-Fatiha, where the bismillah is ayah 1:1 itself, and at-Tawba, which has none. Sourced from the XML output; the plain-text output of the same release DOES fuse it, which is defect D1.
CLEARED. Licence read verbatim from the block embedded in this very file. Ingested exactly as shipped: no normalisation, no stripping of marks, no Unicode recomposition.
Parsed structurally from the EPUB: an h3 names the surah, one p per verse with its number in its own span. An unnumbered p is the basmala and is not a verse, except in surah 1 where the basmala IS verse 1. 112 unnumbered paragraphs were found, which is 114 surahs less surah 1 and surah 9. Text is stored VERBATIM: NFC normalisation and XML entity unescaping only, because CC BY-ND forbids modification.
CLEARED on a licence read first-hand from the translator's own download page, not from an aggregator. Tanzil also hosts this translation, but under a blanket "non-commercial purposes only" term that directs the user to the translator or publisher for permission - a hosting disclaimer, not a grant - so the grant was taken from the licensor directly. The "God" edition was ingested; ClearQuran also publishes an "Allah" edition, differing in how the divine name is rendered, which is not ingested.
CLEARED ON THE WORK, WITH TWO RECORDED CAVEATS ON THIS COPY. (1) Rights basis is the expired copyright term, NOT the redistributing repository's licence. That repository dedicates its contents to the public domain under the Unlicense while also redistributing plainly in-copyright translations (Abdel Haleem, Saheeh International, The Study Quran), so it is dedicating rights it cannot hold and its blanket grant is not relied upon here. (2) The file declares its own upstream as tanzil.net, and Tanzil attaches a non-commercial condition to its TRANSLATION distributions, though not to its Qur'anic text. Since Pickthall's copyright has expired, nobody holds rights in these words and no licence is required from anyone; Tanzil's terms are a contract binding those who download from Tanzil, which we did not. The chain is nonetheless not spotless and Anwar may prefer a clean digitisation of the 1930 printing. NOT VERIFIED: that this digital text matches the 1930 first printing rather than a later revised edition. No page images were collated. Recorded as unverified rather than presented as established. SERVED TEXT DIFFERS FROM THE CITED FILE AT ONE VERSE, 37:97: the file reads "red-hotfire" (a glued token, also in Gutenberg #16955); the served row reads "red-hot fire", restored 2026-09-13 from Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran (London: George Allen & Unwin, printed for Alfred A. Knopf; 1930), p. 460, XXXVII 97 - scan archive.org in.ernet.dli.2015.216140, PDF page 475; banked data/derivation-sources/pickthall-1930-dli-2015.216140-text.pdf (sha256 70e81146c97fa3a590243a82e04e349108546074787e2551a78c616202138870) on Anwar Malik's grant.
Hafs/Kufan verse numbering, 6236 verses, keyed to mushaf order. The
bismillah is not fused into ayah 1: 1:1 carries it and no other verse
does. Verified against content check C3 at ingest.
CLEARED ON THE WORK. Term expired by every measure. The digital edition's upstream is not stated by the redistributor and the printing is unverified. No statement of purpose is recorded for Palmer because none was sourced from his own preface in this pass; nothing is asserted on his behalf.
Hafs/Kufan verse numbering, 6236 verses, keyed to mushaf order. The
bismillah is not fused into ayah 1: 1:1 carries it and no other verse
does. Verified against content check C3 at ingest.
CLEARED ON THE WORK. Term expired by every measure. TWO edition caveats. (1) The upstream is not stated by the redistributor. (2) Rodwell's own edition PRESENTS THE SURAHS IN HIS OWN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER, not the mushaf order — he says so in his preface. This digital text is keyed to mushaf order, so it derives from a restored-order printing (such as the Everyman edition) rather than from Rodwell's own arrangement. Which printing is not stated and has not been established.
Hafs/Kufan verse numbering, 6236 verses, keyed to mushaf order. The
bismillah is not fused into ayah 1: 1:1 carries it and no other verse
does. Verified against content check C3 at ingest.
CLEARED ON THE WORK. Term expired by every measure. The digital edition's upstream is NOT STATED by the redistributor, so the printing it represents is unverified; Sale's text was reprinted and re-edited many times between 1734 and 1900. Recorded as unverified rather than assumed to be the first edition.
Hafs/Kufan verse numbering, 6236 ayahs. The bismillah is delivered as a separate `bismillah` attribute on ayah 1 and is NOT fused into the ayah text. 112 surahs carry one: every surah except al-Fatiha, where the bismillah is ayah 1:1 itself, and at-Tawba, which has none. Sourced from the XML output; the plain-text output of the same release DOES fuse it, which is defect D1.
CLEARED. Parallel edition, held in ayah_text_variants. It sits alongside the Uthmani spine for search normalisation and is never used to correct it.